As if you need an example of WHY.....

BT is so heavily filtered for language and moderated with an iron hand?
Look no further than page 5 of the now locked thread.
I was trying to post exactly that But failed to get in before the lock.
On some tech forums I frequent, that sort of behavior would be good for a time out.
If this were in a pub, there would surely be a brawl.
Is it any wonder the principal players lurk only and shun anything resembling Internet "friendly"?
I would be interested in SHANIA's take on why the internet seems to exacerbate these tendancies in people. The "Tyrant of the Terminal", so to speak.
It seems to me to be similar to the tendancy to Road Rage. In that the line between normal disgruntlement and extreme rage narrows so dramatically the more isolated and less likely to actually meet in real life one is.
RockinDeano, I'm sure you're a real Friendly, HAPPY- go- Lucky type of bombastic blowhard in real life. ( I mean that in the nicest possible way, really, I do.
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It just comes across as so vile when it's simply read as type. There's no body language, gesticulations and timbre to help soften the sheer vulgarity of whatever it is you're trying to say.
It's no wonder the Perry Heads rat pack as hellishly as they do.
As for Andrew, dude, I feel for you. I wouldn't want this job for anything.
There is not enough boat fuel or places to fish on the planet to entice me to regulate this lot.
Good luck
Look no further than page 5 of the now locked thread.
I was trying to post exactly that But failed to get in before the lock.
On some tech forums I frequent, that sort of behavior would be good for a time out.
If this were in a pub, there would surely be a brawl.
Is it any wonder the principal players lurk only and shun anything resembling Internet "friendly"?
I would be interested in SHANIA's take on why the internet seems to exacerbate these tendancies in people. The "Tyrant of the Terminal", so to speak.
It seems to me to be similar to the tendancy to Road Rage. In that the line between normal disgruntlement and extreme rage narrows so dramatically the more isolated and less likely to actually meet in real life one is.
RockinDeano, I'm sure you're a real Friendly, HAPPY- go- Lucky type of bombastic blowhard in real life. ( I mean that in the nicest possible way, really, I do.

It just comes across as so vile when it's simply read as type. There's no body language, gesticulations and timbre to help soften the sheer vulgarity of whatever it is you're trying to say.
It's no wonder the Perry Heads rat pack as hellishly as they do.

As for Andrew, dude, I feel for you. I wouldn't want this job for anything.
There is not enough boat fuel or places to fish on the planet to entice me to regulate this lot.
Good luck